Drink water from a silver goblet

6:18 PM,
Jul. 9, 2013

Written by

Robert St. John

I always have had a hunch that food tastes better or worse depending on the vessel in which it is served.

When I was a kid my grandmother hosted a grand lunch every Sunday. Her formal dining room was set with all of her best china, linen, sterling silver and crystal. The food was not over-the-top fancy but was well prepared.

Almost five decades later, those Sunday lunches are ranked highly among my fondest childhood memories. I loved her leg of lamb. She made perfect mashed potatoes, and her biscuits were so good I haven't been able to replicate them after countless vain attempts. Everything was ...